Education for Successful Living: University School at the University of Oklahoma, 1917-1973

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Article discusses the University School at the University of Oklahoma as a model of progressive education. Ellsworth Collings founded University School in 1917, a junior high and later high school. For fifty-six years it was to be a nexus of experimentation, observation, and practice exemplifying the ideals of Progressive education.

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Mackie, Steven Wade Spring 2007.

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Article discusses the University School at the University of Oklahoma as a model of progressive education. Ellsworth Collings founded University School in 1917, a junior high and later high school. For fifty-six years it was to be a nexus of experimentation, observation, and practice exemplifying the ideals of Progressive education.

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Abstract: The Progressive Era and its educational leaders, such as John Dewey and William H. Kilpatrick, inspired the creation of schools designed to focus on the child, on socialization, on practical subjects, and on problem solving. At the University of Oklahoma in 1917 Ellsworth Collings founded University School, a junior high and later high school. For fifty-six years it was to be a nexus of experimentation, observation, and practice exemplifying the ideals of Progressive Education.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 85(1), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2007, pp. 34-51

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue: 1
  • Page Start: 34
  • Page End: 51

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Mackie, Steven Wade. Education for Successful Living: University School at the University of Oklahoma, 1917-1973, article, Spring 2007; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2006439/: accessed May 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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